Sorry. I had to say it.
When I saw the name of this group, I immediately went to the mid 80's and Chris DeBurgh's pop hit of the same name. I loved that song. I'm not sure there is any relevance to this song as Floyd seems more apropos. That being said this is a dark and haunting dirge with a wealth of harmonics to feast the ears on.
Please enjoy my take and let me know if you think the mix has elevated the song.
Winds of Gypsy Moor
This is an early mix and master
Mix 9
An evolved mix and master. Most evolved here is the bass guitar and overall clarity into the mix. I feel this conveys the song much better than the earlier mix. Level here is lowered in mastering to provide the headroom needed for enhancements. Turn it up.
As always, Mix well and mix often,
mITc
The solo guitar has a very strong attack,Overall, not bad
yes nice song, see why you quoted, (cdb). would like to hear more of chorus chant louder but also clearer, as this is lost in the mix and those claps. I like the bass tone.
Balance choice for me ; The electric piano tone thing could be set back into the mix ,also in my mind I am not to sure what rhythmic foundation elements to latch on too. I sense the foundation driving the song is the toms bigger ,then kick then bass. I like the tone of solo electric guitar. I do not have tracks of this one, It would seem in this arrangement there are a lot of low mid things going on, I would say weeding out and stripping down that side of things.
overall I like where this is going.
Hope this is helpful, all thoughts sent with encouragement.
Keep on keeping on.
(08-03-2024, 03:15 PM)Rustyruss Wrote: [ -> ]yes nice song, see why you quoted, (cdb). would like to hear more of chorus chant louder but also clearer, as this is lost in the mix and those claps. I like the bass tone.
Balance choice for me ; The electric piano tone thing could be set back into the mix ,also in my mind I am not to sure what rhythmic foundation elements to latch on too. I sense the foundation driving the song is the toms bigger ,then kick then bass. I like the tone of solo electric guitar. I do not have tracks of this one, It would seem in this arrangement there are a lot of low mid things going on, I would say weeding out and stripping down that side of things.
overall I like where this is going.
Hope this is helpful, all thoughts sent with encouragement.
Keep on keeping on.
I'd say your observations are pretty good. While this song appears to be simple on its face, it can be complex in its harmonic structure which can change the character of the song completely. Pick an interesting direction and go with it. Mix 9 represents a new direction for me as many instruments were revoiced, mostly along your observations. Thanks for your listen and comments.
There is something about the delays and the eq on those guitars that are a bit distracting for the rest of the arrangement. I'd dial that back.
I like the bass here it works well but maybe dial back on that reverb at the top of it?
Vocal balances are good just a tad too much for me on the choir vocals.
The toms at moments come out as too clicky. I'd depend more on the overheads for that top end and not too much on the individual tracks.
Solo sounds good. Snare sounds good.
overall it's pretty good I'd just notch a harsh freq. on the master bus. Not sure maybe 4k-7k? at points it jumps out when the choir vocals kick.. it could be one of the choir vocals.
By the end of the song where the second solo kicks there is a clipping noise. I'm not sure if it's your limiter smashing down things causing the clipping or if it's another distorting track.